Nick Cannon Gets Honest About Struggles Of Being Father To 11 Children: 'I'm Spread Thin'

Comedian, Nick Cannon, has revealed he often worries about spending more time with his nearly a dozen kids. The former "America's Got Talent" host discussed his feeling during his appearance on "The Checkup with Dr. David Agus."

Although he wishes to spend more time, Cannon shared that the number of children he has and being constantly occupied with work does not give him enough time. The actor revealed in November that he had no idea if he would welcome more children in the future.

Sadly, Cannon lost one of his children, explaining to the world that he opted out of allowing his late son Zen not to go through chemotherapy before his brain cancer-induced death.

Cannon recently discussed the struggle he faces raising his children, which he joggles with maintaining his multi-business ventures and career.

"Being a father of multiple kids, it's always the biggest guilt on me is that I don't get to spend enough time with all my children," he shared during his appearance on "The Checkup with Dr. David Agus," per People. "One 'cause I'm constantly working, and two, because I'm just spread thin."

The multi-hyphenate is widely recognized for having welcomed 11 children, two twins, Moroccan and Monroe, 11, with his ex-wife Mariah Carey, and three kids with Britany Bell, namely, Golden "Sagon, "5, Powerful Queen, 23 months, and 2-month-old Rise Messiah.

Cannon also shares three kids with Abby De La Rosa; Zion and Zillion, 18 months, and newborn, Beautiful Zeppelin. LaNisha Cole also bore Onyx Ice, a 3-month-old, while Bre Tiesi birthed Legendary Love, a 5-month-old for the actor.

Meanwhile, Alyssa Scott welcomed a son Zen Scott for Cannon, who died after five months of brain cancer. She is currently pregnant with a second child for the actor.

Despite admitting that he finds it challenging to spend as much time with his children as he wants, the actor is uncertain whether he would welcome more children in the future.

Speaking with Billboard in November, The Nick Cannon Show host shared his view about adding more to his brood.

He said, per Daily Mail, "I don't know, man. I have no idea. I think I'm good right now!" He also discussed how his kids play a huge part in his life and how he considers them his number one priority.

Cannon continued, "That's my No. 1 priority, obviously. I wake up being a father thinking about my kids, and everything else comes after that... My kids are definitely the creative force in all that I do. They're the funniest, most innovative, best questions… every project I'm working on now is through their eyes."

As for having multiple partners, the 42-year-old has no qualms about his lifestyle and defended his actions in an interview in 2021. At the time, he seemed to imply that it was his one way of going against the "Eurocentric" idea of monogamy.

"That's a Eurocentric concept … the idea that you're supposed to have this one person for the rest of your life," the actor stated during his appearance on Power 105.1's "The Breakfast Club," per New York Post.

He added, "The idea that a man should have one woman. We shouldn't have anything. I have no ownership over this person."

The "Masked Singer" host also disclosed that having many children was not a decision that he gets to make.

"Those women, and all women, are the ones that open themselves up and say, 'I would like to allow this man into my world, and I will birth this child,'" he shared. "It ain't my decision. I'm just following suit."

Most recently, the actor discussed why he did not allow his late son Zen, whom he shares with Scott, to undergo chemotherapy after being diagnosed with a rare form of brain cancer.

"They pretty much told me that best case scenario, your son could live to 3 or 4 years old," the 42-year-old opened up about a conversation he had with his son's doctor, per People.

Armed with the disheartening information, the actor decided to opt out of the procedure so that his son could have a better "quality of life" in his final days.

He added, "So instantly when I heard that, I thought, quality of life. I wanted him to have the best existence he could have."